Premier League (1997-1998)
1996-97
1998-99
Premier League 1997-98
Champion: Maccabi Elite Tel-Aviv
League MVP & Domestic POY: Oded Kattash
Players / Stats
League History
In 1997-98 the league increased number of teams from 11 to 12
Standings 1997-98
#
Club
W-L
PTS
LOST
1
Maccabi Elite Tel-Aviv
18-4
1967
1665
2
Maccabi Raanana
15-7
1764
1778
3
Hapoel Eilat
15-7
1912
1828
4
Hapoel Jerusalem
14-8
1740
1698
5
Hapoel Galil Elyon
13-9
1822
1791
6
Maccabi Rishon Le-Zion
13-9
1837
1751
7
Bnei Hertzeliya
10-12
1804
1877
8
Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan
8-14
1738
1806
9
Hapoel Holon
7-15
1736
1775
10
Maccabi Givat Shmuel
7-15
1760
1877
11
Elitzur Kiryat Ata/Motzkin↑
7-15
1808
1934
12
  Maccabi Netanya↑
5-17
1734
1841
 
- relegated at the end of season
↑
- newly prompted
League MVP & Domestic POY
Oded Kattash
Israeli teams in Euro-Cups 1997-98
FIBA EuroLeague:
  • Macc. Tel-Aviv:
  • H.Jerusalem:
  • Macc. Tel-Aviv: took 3rd place (5-5) in Group A of First Round, then took 3rd place (11-5) in Group E of Second Round, lost to Teamsystem BO (Italy) 1-2 in the 1/8 Finals
  • H.Jerusalem: took 6th place (2-8) in Group C of First Round, then took 6th place (2-14) in Group H of Second Round
Maccabi Elite Tel-Aviv 1997-98
Vinko Jelovac Vinko Jelovac zRlILiZ
Velibor Radovic
eidILaZ
Andrej Zelenbaba
cRlRjMiMi
Randy White
WhaUR
Rashard Griffith
GQaffaUh
Derrick Sharp
AhiQp
# XiBR Cb (oXCH) OIs SDR XiU
3 kRlaMIQ eidILaZ 919 (8'6'') y/G 93 Serbian  Israeli
4 SjdQRn cRlRjMiMi 917 (8'2'') y 93 Croatian  Israeli
05 eijdF WhaUR 915 (8'6'') C 51 USA
03 eishiQd GQaffaUh 909 (4'1'') C 95 USA
8 gRQQaZV AhiQp 065 (8'1'') OG 98 USA-Israeli
4 mQid vRif 028 (8'3'') y 54 USA-Israeli
03 CIjsUijUaj OIpi 999 (4'7'') C 98 Romanian-Israeli
7 XidiL HRjRfRld 919 (8'6'') y 92 Israeli
08 miQuZh AhQiBMij 025 (8'7'') G 97 Canadian-Israeli
00 gIQIj AhRffRQ 028 (8'3'') G 93 Israeli
01 PdRd KiUUish 029 (8'7'') G 95 Israeli
04 Gida YiQIB 911 (8'4'') y 90 Israeli
HRid CIiZh: kajVI zRlILiZ Slovenian
CIiZh SssasUijU: YIQiB HiQush Israeli
 Arrived: Rashard Griffith (Tofas Bursa)
 Left: Zvi Sherf (coach PAOK Thessaloniki)
 Average Height: 200.4 cm (6'6.8'')
 Average Age: 26.2